Re: [BLUG] insane software prices

Steven Black wrote:
> Heh.
>
> I realized that fundamental tenants of freedom were seeping in to other
> areas of my life when I realized I was actually willing to not listen to
> music not licensed in a manner I was comfortable with.
>
> What is the difference between charging $400 vs $40, when it is the
> fundamental practice that is flawed?
>

Just what are your "fundamental tenants of freedom", Steven? Is it your
right to decide on behalf of the author how much their work is worth?

> Cheers,
> Steven Black
>
> On Tue, Feb 03, 2009 at 11:10:16AM -0500, Ben Shewmaker wrote:
>> This is more of a short rant than anything else, but I was reading an
>> interesting book, http://www.amazon.com/Brain-That-Changes-Itself-Frontiers/dp/
>> 067003830X about brain plasticity. One of the people interviewed for the book
>> was Michael Merzenich, a neuroscientist who among other things, started a
>> company called Posit Science that produces brain training software. I thought
>> I'd go take a look at what they had to offer. Their main offering Brain
>> Fitness Program classic looked at least somewhat interesting until I found the
>> pricing. It's $400! And their other offering, In Sight, is also $400. If you
>> buy both, you can save a whopping $100 and get both programs for $700! The
>> only demo of either product is a little flash demo of InSight and while the
>> programs were developed after scientific research I can't help but think $400
>> is far too excessive. I want to try their software, but I am most certainly
>> not plopping down $400 for that opportunity. Perhaps I am not the target
>> audience for their company, maybe they aim to sell volume licenses to larger
>> groups. But still, it begs the question, how much is too much when it comes to
>> the price of software?
>>
>>
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